Every dog has its play

If you think the actors will be the stars of this Shakespeare play, then you’re barking up the wrong tree.

That’s because stagestruck black Labrador Lollio has won so many fans in his role as Crab in Two Gentleman of Verona that he even has his own website blog.

His director describes the doggie thespian as “an actor of the old school if ever there was one”.

And the costume designer has led the unlikely star through countless fittings with collar makers and dog tailors – only to finally settle on a bit of a rope, because, she says, Lollio “felt a minimalist costume worked best for this portrayal”.